One of the most difficult things to get used to the first time you drive a hybrid or electric vehicle is the silence. It’s unnerving not to hear the engine, but it quickly becomes the norm, and you get used to the quiet. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is taking issue with all […]

UPDATE: Six children — aged between kindergarten and fifth grade — were killed when their school bus rolled over and struck a tree in Chattanooga, Tennessee on November 21, 2016. The crash sent 23 people to area hospitals. Tennessee state law requires that only special needs school buses to have seat belts.

Cars come equipped with more safety technology than ever, but that hasn’t stopped traffic fatalities from rising. Last year saw the largest rise since 1996, and new data suggests this year the number will rise once again. The news comes from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s preliminary data for the first six months of […]

In our increasingly digital world, more and more of what lands in that mailbox at the end of the driveway is junk mail. No one sends a letter these days so it’s likely bills, unwanted flyers from the local grocery store, and postcards from politicians looking for your support. There’s a good chance you’ve thrown […]